Electricity Minister Ramokgopa apologises “sincerely” for stage 6 load shedding

Reporting by Lerato Mbhiza with Johnathan Paoli | Videographer Tlholohelo Mosala

Amid an outcry over Stage 6 load shedding, Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa told a media briefing on Friday that Eskom would initiate two interventions to ensure that there was an energy buffer during the festive weeks of December.

Ramokgopa apologised for the load shedding and said they would provide a further update on the progress of the situation on Sunday.

He explained that another big factor in the load shedding was that they had to replenish emergency generation reserves.

“We want to give you the assurance that we are doing everything possible to deliver on our promise to eliminate load shedding.

“This is an unwelcome event we should frown upon … We want to apologise sincerely because we understand the significant disruption to people and business is extreme,” he said.

Eskom has unexpectedly ramped up load shedding from